Prehistoric proboscideans were far stranger and more diverse than modern elephants, evolving bizarre tusks, enormous bodies, and feeding adaptations unlike anything alive today. Some species, like ...

New study by Tel Aviv University scientists posits disappearance of megaherbivors in the Levant drove humans to develop ...

A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past. Discovered in 2000 from the Karewa sediments near Pampore, the skull remained a ...

At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the thousands for their tusks, it became abundantly clear that African elephants ...

Elephants head towards hay delivered by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Ranger Josphat Wangigi (not seen) at the Amboseli National Park as feed-aid for forage deprived herbivores hard hit by drought on ...

Archaeologists have unlocked the secrets of a “remarkable” 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer which they say is the oldest of its kind in Europe. The 11-centimetre-long fragment was first uncovered ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that served as a “war machine” in an army sent to invade the Roman ...

The discovery of an ancient elephant skeleton in England raises questions about the global climate in prehistoric times. With the exception of... Adapt, Move or Die: Prehistoric Climate Change Today, ...